Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-01-06
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for Chicago, with five coaches and fouy
sleepers, all well filed with passeng
coliided with an eastern bound ffefgfits 81
seven miles east Of this city, about
o'clock this morning. The fast trsin M
was fifty minutes late, and was rnnnita esgs
at the rate Of sixty miles an hour. Pass
ing Republic, q small station. likea lash
then rushed along to the curve, Que mlI d
from that point, when sud denly the III
glneer saw the freight train, under head
way, within one hundred yards of him ,gg
He at once applied the air brakes aud re. II
versed the engine, but this did 40 good
and the next instant
THE CRASH CAME.
telescoping the coaches and pillng Them
up on each othe.. 70 add eonsternation
to the horrible scene, fire broke out ia It'd &
smoking car, and spread to the other
cars. Many were killed outright, white
others wedged in among the broken car,
were slowly consumed BY. the flames.
The screams of the wounded and dying
were heart rending, but no assistance
could be given until farmer, awakened
by the crash, came and with other
neighbors S
WORKED LIKE HEROES
to save the perishing. AT this writing
nineteen dead bodies have been recover
ed, aud they lie burned and dtsf figured ID
the snow beside the track Help was
sent from Republic and this city, as soon Il
as the news was received. 1t is q fearful
sight, and recalls the AshtabuIa horror,
Of the winter Of 1877. It's imp ssi Die IL "a
give names of the killed or wounded AT
this time. VIII get fuller details later. N
The cause Of the disaster is as Yet un-
known.
TIFFIN, Jan. 5.-The scene Of the
wreck on the Baltimore & OHIO Is fast
losing its horrible shape, anu BY noon to-
day, every Yestlge Of the disaster will
disappear. All that remains 10 tell the
tale is a few charrsd tiMbers, which are
being covered today by the gentle snow,
and the horribly burned trunks Of nine
bodies, which are disfgnied beyond Ie-
cognItion. These have been cared for by
the undertaken at Republic, and viii be
kept as long as possible, SO that friends
may identity them Every piece Of burnt
clothing, keys and everything that was
not utterly destroyed has been gathered
tn aJI ha ;o,,4 ne
bodies. The coroner Will immediate.y
insttnfea thorough in1estig CATION The I
responsibility of the accident is now u
placed on Conductor Fletcher, Of the
freight, who pulled out OF \ siding, four
miles west Of Republic, without orders,
intending to make the siding st Repub-
lie for the passenger train, He missed
his calculations just one mile, and the
ashes Of the uuknoWn victims testify 20 B
his crimldal carelessness.
FARGO, Jan. Fire broke out about
noon today in the building on Broadway
occupied by q. y. Calmer, as a grocery
store. The Time block, valued at $40,
900, and Calmer's grocery store were
completely destroyed. The loss on build
lngsis about Sl3, 600, insurance 81. 900.
The loss on n.ents is small, except the
Sherman house furniture, which will
probably reach 81, 600. About one o'clock
another fire broke out in tie Minneapolis
house, on front street. Loss on building
aud contents 200. No insurance.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Commissioner
Sparks, of the general land Office, has is
sued a new order to registers in which
he directs them not TO receive entries un-#
der the homestead, pre- emption or timber
culture acts from any person not person
ally known to him or fully identified by 4
some responsible party. The effect of
this order will be to entirely close thei
public lands to entry by enigrauts who
have no friends within the land district IL
which they desire to locate. When Sec.
retary Lamar returns he Will have an ols
portunlty to overruie Sparks. e---sg Z '','' s..
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5--The senate com
mlttee oa territories having charge Of
Judge ChuTch's nomination as governor M
Of Dakota, 1t is stated have agreed upon
Favorable report, ard will recommend
confirmation st the next executive ses-
sion. 1t will be pressed to immediate
on account of the exigencies
of the case, a I'D hewill be sworn IN early
next week. When here few days ago
Judge Church was informed that he need Il
not be fearfuls of continuation, and left
for Dakota without delaF.
OCoNoMowoc, Wis, Jan. 5.-A fright
ful accident occurred near Pewaukee last
evening The east bound passenger
train, which arrives at Pewaukee at six
O'Clock, When passing the mammoth Ice
house which borders Pewaukee lake, at I
his point, ran into a sleigh losd Of ice
men, and instantly killed three AID fa-
tally injured several others. Bert McCon-
nell, a young man of this city, an old
man named Anderson, aud his son, were
those killed. The men were returning
home to supper.
New ORLEANs, Jan. 5.-picaynne spe-
elals from Arcadia, FarmeTsviile aud
Mindon report the heaviest snow storm
ever experienced. Snow hass been fall
ing since noon, and is now four inches
deep. The prospect is that there will be
q foot of snow by morning.
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